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Drivers pass rough road conditions along Northeast 112th Avenue. On average, there is a crash along the roughly 3-mile road every 4&frac12; days, and 4 percent of those crashes result in serious injuries or fatalities, according to an analysis conducted by the city of Vancouver. Since 2014, four pedestrians and one bicyclist have been killed while using the roadway.

Vancouver aims to tame dangerous roadway with safety upgrades on Northeast 112th Avenue

Drivers pass rough road conditions along Northeast 112th Avenue. On average, there is a crash along the roughly 3-mile road every 4&frac12; days, and 4 percent of those crashes result in serious injuries or fatalities, according to an analysis conducted by the city of Vancouver. Since 2014, four pedestrians and one bicyclist have been killed while using the roadway.

June 6, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Northeast 112th Avenue is a notoriously dangerous roadway. Read story

Contributed by the city of Ridgefield California burger chain In-N-Out submitted an application Feb. 16 for a Ridgefield location, shown in this rendering. Clark County has recently experienced an influx of California transplants, both people and businesses. In-N-Out, Trader Joe&rsquo;s, Mountain Mike&rsquo;s Pizza and Daiso are expanding here. (Associated Press files)

As more California transplants find fertile soil in Clark County, Golden State retailers are following

Contributed by the city of Ridgefield California burger chain In-N-Out submitted an application Feb. 16 for a Ridgefield location, shown in this rendering. Clark County has recently experienced an influx of California transplants, both people and businesses. In-N-Out, Trader Joe&rsquo;s, Mountain Mike&rsquo;s Pizza and Daiso are expanding here. (Associated Press files)

June 5, 2024, 6:04am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Clark County has long attracted newcomers from California but has recently experienced a surge. Is that what’s attracted the wave of California-based retailers, including In-N-Out, that are expanding here? Read story

A woman was killed in a shop fire north of Ridgefield early Monday morning.

Woman dead in shop fire north of Ridgefield; fire marshal investigating

A woman was killed in a shop fire north of Ridgefield early Monday morning.

June 3, 2024, 11:55am Clark County News

A woman was found dead after a large shop fire Monday morning north of Ridgefield. Read story

Join the Big Paddle on the Ridgefield Waterfront, as well as First Saturday events in Overlook Park.

Save the Date: All the things you ever even thought about doing this summer in Clark County

Join the Big Paddle on the Ridgefield Waterfront, as well as First Saturday events in Overlook Park.

June 1, 2024, 6:11am Clark County Life

Summer may be the time when you slow down and relax, but it’s the busiest time of year in Clark County. Use this list to plan your summer fun but be sure to check websites or phone numbers before you go in case details have changed. If you don’t see… Read story

Genevieve Fisher of Vancouver takes a break May 16 in front of the house she purchased with her mother that provides shelter for people dealing with mental health issues and chronic homelessness.

Neighbors want city of Vancouver to close home for mentally ill, chronically homeless

Genevieve Fisher of Vancouver takes a break May 16 in front of the house she purchased with her mother that provides shelter for people dealing with mental health issues and chronic homelessness.

June 1, 2024, 6:02am Clark County News

Neighbors of a Fruit Valley home for mentally ill and chronically homeless people have banded together to try to convince the city of Vancouver to shut it down. They say the home’s unsupervised residents have become a nuisance. The owner of the home says the alternative for the residents is… Read story

Battle Ground music director Greg McKelvey walks down the main hallway of Battle Ground High School to applause Wednesday during a ceremony at Battle Ground High School. McKelvey, who is retiring at the end of this school year, has been named grand marshal of the 2024 Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade.

Battle Ground band director tapped as Portland Rose Festival grand marshalvideo icon

Battle Ground music director Greg McKelvey walks down the main hallway of Battle Ground High School to applause Wednesday during a ceremony at Battle Ground High School. McKelvey, who is retiring at the end of this school year, has been named grand marshal of the 2024 Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade.

May 29, 2024, 2:59pm Clark County News

Delegates from the Portland Rose Festival paid a surprise visit to Clark County on Wednesday morning to announce longtime Battle Ground High School band director Greg McKelvey as the 2024 Grand Floral Parade grand marshal. Read story

Reform Clark County signature gatherers hoped to get the Restore Election Confidence initiative on November's ballot.

Clark County election security petition falls about 20,000 signatures short

Reform Clark County signature gatherers hoped to get the Restore Election Confidence initiative on November's ballot.

May 29, 2024, 2:58pm Clark County News

A proposed initiative that sought to reform Clark County’s elections process failed to gather enough signatures to secure a spot on the November ballot. Read story

Soldiers and airport personnel carefully move a casket containing the remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Technician Fourth Grade Herbert F. March of La Center on May 4 at Portland International Airport.

WWII veteran’s remains return to home to Clark County: ‘It was nothing less than completely amazing’

Soldiers and airport personnel carefully move a casket containing the remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Technician Fourth Grade Herbert F. March of La Center on May 4 at Portland International Airport.

May 25, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News

La Center kid Herb March was 21 when he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1939. He wasn’t much older — just 24 years old — when he died of malnutrition and disease in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in the Philippines during World War II. Read story

Real estate experts encourage buyers not to let high interest rates scare them out of the housing market.

Clark County experts: Time to buy a home is now, before dip in interest rates increases competition

Real estate experts encourage buyers not to let high interest rates scare them out of the housing market.

May 25, 2024, 6:02am Business

High interest rates are making it harder for people to buy homes in Clark County’s already hot market. But buyers shouldn’t wait for interest rates to drop, real estate agents and mortgage brokers working in Clark County say. Read story

U.S. District courthouse in Tacoma, formerly Union Station.

La Center woman who co-owns businesses in Ridgefield, Woodland convicted of 11 felony counts of violating the Clean Air Act

U.S. District courthouse in Tacoma, formerly Union Station.

May 24, 2024, 1:01pm Clark County News

The co-owner of two Clark County automotive businesses was convicted Thursday of conspiracy and 11 felony counts of violating the federal Clean Air Act, according to a statement from the United States Department of Justice. Read story